Union suit.



N. HATCH. UNION SUIT.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 16, 1914.

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NATHAN BATCH, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK.

UNION SUIT.

j 11Q {)55. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented SQ Pt. 8, 1914 Application filed April 1'6, 1914. Serial No. 832,181.

T ZZZ h it may; concern..- waist line thereof, and also around the chest Be it known that I, NATHAN Heron, a and-upper portion or the back portion.

citizen of the United States, and a resident Other objects will appear from the followof Albany,'county of Albany, and State of ing description and. claims. j

New York, have invented certain new and he garment'is especially useful for per- 60;,

useful Improvements in Union Suits; and sons engaged in athletics, such as horseback I-do declare the following to bee full, clear, riding and the like. The construction is and exact description of the invention, such such that the upper portion is practically as will enable others skilled in the art; to continuous around the body, similar to or- 1% which it appertains to make and use the dinary sweaters or athletic under-shirts, and 65 This inventibnis a modification of that 2& ing apparel, more particularly to union unit very easy to put on and take oil the perholes or securingrneans which are usual in same, references, being had to the accomthe lower or leg portions of the garment are panying drawings, and to the letters and also continuous and are integral with the figures of reference marked thereon, which front part of the shirtportion and amply form a part of this specification. secured at the rear and side by the use of only a few, usually three, buttons or fasten 7O ing-means. It is also useful as a nightrobe;

lhe' garment is so" constructed that in putting it'on the body, the legs of the wearer may be inserted into the leg portions in a manner similar to the ordinary way in which trousers are put on, and then the upper portion is placed upon the. body of the wearer over the head in a manner simi lar to the way in which a sweater or athletic shirt is put on the body of the wearer. The rear portions of the garment are then closed and fastened by the securing means provided therefor, usually one at the small of the back, and the others, one at each side substantially at the waist line and just a little B5 to the front, so that they may be conveniently manipulated.

- 7 Referring to the drawing forming a part of this specification: Figure 1 is a View of described and claimed in my application Serial Nmnher 810,323 filed January 5th, 191%.'

' The inventionrelates to an article of wear dergarments for men, women and children. One of the objects of the invention'ls'to construct a union suit to fit the body of the wearer perfectly and securely and to make I son of the wearer.

Another ob ect is to construct a garment in which lh'lS not necessary to' provide the objectionable lines of buttons and buttonmens garments, which extend from the neck thereof to the crotch, thereby preventing the v objectionablegaping due to the button structure.

35 Another object is to provide a union suit the front of a garment embodying my invenwhich is practically integral in the body portion. Fig. 2 is a view of the rear of the tion thereof, no fastening-such as buttons, garment embodying-my invention with the buttonholes and the like being utilized in parts secured together. 'Fig. 3 is a view 0 the central portion of the front oft-he garthe rear of the garment embodying my ine'O ment, or in the vertical line up and down vention, the back flap being raised. Fig.

45 the back and at the right and lci'tvsides just corresponding parts.

the back. I illustrates the patterns of inserts for the seat Another object is to provide a' union portion. 'nndergarment in which the fastening means In the detailed description of the invenare of minimum number and arranged at tion, similar reference characters indicate .100 to the front of the hip jointso'f the wearer The garment may be ofeither woven or of the garment and substantially at the waist knitted fabric, and eXce t for the features" lino thereof. of construction which-em ody my invention, Another object is to provide a garment the garment is made in the usual way,

50 in which th opening for the insertion of namelyflche leg portions maybe. long or the body oi the wearer is situated substan short, the arm portions long or short, the

tinllv above. the waist line thereof, and arm and log ends are ribbed as usual, the

thereby produce a garment which. issubneck being finishedin. the usual way. srantially integral in construction in the 'ihe. garment may also be provided :with

=5 front portion, he'baclrportion up to the overlapping yet-open construction to form no till (all

the fly and the usual 0 en and overlapping substantially longitudinal opening in the i seat portion thereof.

Referring to the drawings; A represents the integral body portion of the garment, B the leg portions, (l the back flap D is a belt strip or band having extended aps or pro jet-trons d and d.

'lhe body portion of the garment in front and in the rear is made substantially of one continuous iiece, the same being secured at the inside oi each leg as indicated at a, a, a. in the rear of the garment is provided a horizontal slit substantially at the. waist line thereof extending from oints b and 25 just above and to the rear 0 the hip joints. From these points substantially vertical slits are provided at each side of the garment to points 0 and a situated just below the arm pits. The edges of the slits are overlapped, that is the sides of the back flap overlap the small inner side flaps as at e and e, so as not to expose the body of the wearer when the back flap is in its closed position. The edges of the respective flaps are finished in the usual Way.

At the rear of the garment substantially at the Waist line thereof, and along the lower edge of the back flap, is secured a belt or band portion 1') which may be made of the same material as the garment or other suitable material. Substantially at the cen 1 ter of the belt or band portion a series of buttonholes f or other fastening means and also on each of the flaps a? midi are pro vided a series of buttonholes ,or other fanstoning means 7 and f. Buttons or suitable fastening means are provided on the garmcnt at g and g. The fastening means indicated. at the center or small of the back is not absolutely necessary. Adjacent the buttons r and y nearer the side .of the garment, l have provided small hands or loops 0 through which the flaps d and d may be I inserted. These bands .or loops are no i necessary, but may be used if desired. I

By reason of the series of fasteners provided in the belt portion or waist band. the position of the garment may be adjusted to suit the necessities of the wearer.

While I have shown buttons on one portionof the garment and buttouholes on the j other, it is evident that the position of the two may be reversed, and that other suitable fastening, means may be employed for f the buttons and buttonholes.

The inserts m, m, m", and n, n, 7/, shown in Fig. l form a part of the seat j structure as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. l toning means .9 are placed upon the outer edge of one of the inserts, which is arranged l l lower edge, the upper part of ubi ; the lower portion of 3 my hand at New York N. Y.

arreas to co-act with another fastening means t upon the hip portion of the garment in a suitable place so that the rear flaps of the seat portion formed by these inserts may be held closed when desired.

s above stated the garment is applied to the person b the wearer steppin through the opening in the back and then ifting the upper or body portion, so that it may be placed over the head, and the arms inserted into the armholes at the same time.

The belt or band on the lower portion of the back flap is then secured to the upper portion of the seat part of the back by the fastening means shown and the tabs or flaps Z5 and d are inserted through the loops 0 at the sides and front and. secured at 5 f and 1," and f as shown.

By the constructiondisclosed, a garment is provided which is substantially integral in the rear, the back opening bein above the waist line, there being no seat flap, the

seat portion being integral with the hip and front body portions.

I have illustrated and described the embodiment of my invention which I believe to be the one best subservingz the object which I have in View, nevertheless the invention is not restricted in details except as these are definitely expressed in the olaims.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. In a combination-garment comprising: a substantially integral front body portion, leg portions seat and hip portions and upper back portions, the central back portion consisting of a flap which overlaps at its the scat portion. a belt or band portion along the lower edge of the back flap and means for detachy securing: the lower part of the back flap to the back and sides of the garment sul'istuntially at the waist line thereof.

in a union suit. a fixed seat portion and a back flap extending substantially over the back. a belt or band portion secured to the lower edge of the back flap. having tubs or flops at each cud. means tor adjustubly and detaehably securing the lower portion of the back flap to the upper part, and outside of the fixed seat portion and the tabs or flaps to the front and sides of the garment.

in witness whereof I have hereunto set this 31st day of March. 1914.

NATHAN HA TCH. Tu prwencc 0f- Join J. RANAGAN', Acxas C. OCONNELL, 

